S100 Prototype?
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Very interesting. Made in Indonesia. It looks somewhat retarded to me, glad they didn't pursue it.
What do you guys think of this rare Long scale JS2 ? The heel looks strange and why is there two serial numbers on the label ?
https://reverb.com/item/1577587-vintage-1972-guild-jetstar-ii-js-ii-bass-walnut-rare-long-scale
What do you guys think of this rare Long scale JS2 ? The heel looks strange and why is there two serial numbers on the label ?
https://reverb.com/item/1577587-vintage-1972-guild-jetstar-ii-js-ii-bass-walnut-rare-long-scale
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That thing hurts my brain.
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It would be interesting to know the complete story. But it is certainly plausible that Fender asked several factories to make an S100 "to spec." before they chose a site in Korea to make the Newark Street series. This was not a winning entry ;-)
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Might be useful to continue the discussion elsewhere but I'm not going to move it yet
I don't see any label nor evidence of two serial numbers. Are you seeing something I am not?
Shape of the heel doesn't bother me but it does look as if the neck and body were finished separately and then joined. I am also reminded of some attempts to do a sunburst on a solid body because the back of the neck is lighter between the headstock and the joint.
rampside
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The random placement of the controls, seems to kill it for this one.
The Guilds of Grot
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Thank you. I could have sworn I clicked through all the pictures but apparently not.
Calling the second number a date seems like as good an explanation as any. I could argue it is not the same handwriting which leads to the question of who did put it there. Seller? Original owner?
The Guilds of Grot
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Hasn't Hans mentioned they were writing the dates on the labels for a period of time, or am I mis-remembering?
mellowgerman
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That prototype reminds me of an ESP/LTD Viper guitar
SFIV1967
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Yes, in his book in the label section!
Ralf
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Thanks Ralf, I knew I saw it somewhere!
SFIV1967
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That "Guild prototype" can't be from Indonesia. It's made in China. On first look it didn't look like anything Fender would have authorised in 2014.
The knobs are at total different places, locking tuners, and just look at that TRC, why does it read "by Guild"?? That feature was only used at the DeArmond guitars to show it was authorized by Guild, so why would a "real" Guild have it?
Now the interesting thing is the inspection hang tag! Because it is the same style which the GAD and Westerly Collection guitars have!
It has "GR" written around the edge which seems to stand for Grand Reward Education & Entertainment (GREE) in Hui Yang city. So if that is the real hangtag that guitar comes from the very same Chinese factory where the GAD and Westerly Collection guitars come from...
That would mean maybe FMIC had asked GREE to offer electric models as well but finally the decission was made to use Korea for the Newark St. models. So the "prototype" story could be real.
Ralf
The knobs are at total different places, locking tuners, and just look at that TRC, why does it read "by Guild"?? That feature was only used at the DeArmond guitars to show it was authorized by Guild, so why would a "real" Guild have it?
Now the interesting thing is the inspection hang tag! Because it is the same style which the GAD and Westerly Collection guitars have!
It has "GR" written around the edge which seems to stand for Grand Reward Education & Entertainment (GREE) in Hui Yang city. So if that is the real hangtag that guitar comes from the very same Chinese factory where the GAD and Westerly Collection guitars come from...
That would mean maybe FMIC had asked GREE to offer electric models as well but finally the decission was made to use Korea for the Newark St. models. So the "prototype" story could be real.
Ralf
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